Watch: Why rescuers fear new barrier lake could cause another Nepal-Tibet flood

Laura Bicker explains how a lake which formed after the recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border is raising fears of a second flood.

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Norway mourns King Harald as Haakon VIII ascends throne

Mourners gather outside the palace as royals, politicians and citizens remember a beloved king, whose son has adopted the family motto "all for norway".

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Board of Peace's Gaza envoy criticises Israeli strikes and Hamas actions

Nickolay Mladenov warns that a collapse of last October's ceasefire would be "a point of no return" for the region.

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Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America

Trump's order comes after the trade talks between the US and Canada collapsed late last week.

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Allan Little: I met dangerously fanatical Mladić early in Bosnian war

BBC special correspondent Allan Little met the "Butcher of Bosnia" in the early months of the Bosnian war.

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'If you started running, they shot you' - inside Nigeria's growing kidnapping crisis

Many communities are living in fear of being kidnapped for ransom as the crisis spreads further south.

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The question dominating Indian politics: Is it worse when women swear?

Rahul Gandhi's comments renew the debate over gender disparity in reactions to insults hurled at PM Narendra Modi.

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